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Maarten Stekelenburg is hoping for a return to action in December after going under the knife.

The back-up goalkeeper has been sidelined since suffering a groin injury last month, and following four weeks of treatment, a decision was taken to have surgery to remedy the problem. "He’s had his operation and it was a success," said caretaker boss David Unsworth. "He should be two or three weeks away. He is progressing nicely but still at the early stages of rehab." Stekelenburg has played second fiddle to summer signing Jordan Pickford in the Premier League this season, he has however, featured in the Europa League and started in the 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Sunderland. Joel Robles will provide cover during the interim, although the former Spain Under-21 stopper didn’t cover himself in glory in his first start of 2017/18 when the Toffees lost 5-1 at home to Atalanta on Thursday. Sat, Nov 25, 2017 10:53:00 AM

Everton failed to score a goal for the second consecutive match following a 3-0 loss to Chelsea at Goodison Park.

It was the club's first loss at home in 2017, but the 3-0 scoreline may not truly represent how close the match was for the first hour. The Toffees had a clear defensive strategy to limit Eden Hazard's freedom down the wing, also putting a strong body on Diego Costa anytime he got near the ball. But the Toffees' wall slowly broke down until the 66th minute, when Pedro opened the scoring. With Chelsea holding a 1-0 lead, Everton threw its efforts into attack with Enner Valencia and Romelu Lukaku looking for an equalizer, but it soon got away from the Toffees who look certain to miss European qualification. Sun, Apr 30, 2017 11:54:00 AM

There wasn't anything for the vaunted Everton attack to brag about following a dull scoreless draw against West Ham.

Everton hasn't been held scoreless in two months (since a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough in Gameweek 25), but to be held without a shot on target is a new low for a side that boasts the Premier League's top goalscorer in Romelu Lukaku. The Toffees entered Saturday afternoon with 21 goals in their last seven Premier League matches, only to put together a sluggish showing against a second-rate West Ham side plagued by injuries. The only news of any value was the return of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who has not featured for the club since Gameweek 17. Sat, Apr 22, 2017 12:14:00 PM

Everton manager Ronald Koeman confirmed that goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has made a full return from injury.

The Dutch goalkeeper has missed the last month due to a dead leg following a collision with a teammate in the Merseyside derby in December. In his absence, Joel Robles has impressed mightily in five appearances with three clean sheets in the last four Premier League matches. With two experienced keepers, Koeman said he is not sure who to start this weekend against Crystal Palace: "He [Stekelenburg] is fully fit. I don’t [want to] say anything about this because last week Maarten Stekelenburg was still not 100-per-cent fit to start the game. Yes, he is now 100 per cent but that’s a decision we need to make." Thu, Jan 19, 2017 03:25:00 PM